Felder-Cusick Bill Foils City Council Efforts to Force Additional Taxes on New Yorkers
“I’ve been disgusted every time I’ve heard the absurd plastic bag tax legislation introduced.”
Jewish Program Launches Opioid Overdose Prevention Project
NCFJE's Operation Survival program is again shaking up the Jewish world with a new opioid overdose prevention project.
NY Gov Signs Anti-Boycott Law then Joins 52nd Israel Parade in Pouring Rain [video]
The governor later tweeted: "What a great honor it was to march in the @CelebrateIsrael parade today."
Orthodox Shul Will Keep LGBT Shabbaton Despite Neighborhood Rabbis’ Objection
"We encourage you to show your support by coming to shul this Shabbat for services and for the Shabbaton programming, and we welcome your feedback, questions, and notes of support."
Lower East Side Rabbis Hint at Excommunicating Orthodox Shul for LGBT Shabbaton
The signatories at the bottom of a letter titled "An important Message to the Community" include Rabbis David and Reuven Feinstein, the sons and spiritual heirs of the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.
Patriots’ Owner Cites Chapters of the Fathers at YU’s Keynote Address [video]
“I’m not a Starbucks guy. I’m a Dunkin Donuts guy, but I like to pay for the coffee of the other folks behind me in line,” Kraft revealed.
Ipsos Survey: One Third of American Students Support Boycotting Israel
The good news is that a 62% majority of US respondents believe that the BDS movement is a form of modern anti-Semitism.
Mandy Patinkin Berates Late Couple at Benefit Concert
When someone in the cheap seats yelled at him to “let it go,” Patinking responded, “I’m not letting it go! The Yiddish culture means too much to me."
Staten Island JCC Receives Anti-Semitic Messages over Basketball Score
“We work very hard to make sure we instill the right values, so it is disturbing.”
Albany Beat
News from the state capitol in Albany...
75 Children Contract Chickenpox in Williamsburg Outbreak, Failure to Inoculate Cited
The problem is that by reducing the number of vaccinated children, the community at large is exposed to a greater risk.
Judge Awards Newport, RI Synagogue to Congregation Despite NY Landlord’s Claim
Saying they were the trustees, not the owners, Judge McConnell chastised Shearith Israel for claiming ownership and removed it as Touro’s trustee.
Anti-Zionist Mob Invades Brooklyn Museum to Protest Nuance and Humanism
When white people decolonize their oppressors, does it count as liberation, or does it automatically constitute an occupation?
Albany Beat
Felder May Return To Democratic Conference; EITC Defeated Once Again
The failure to include the Education Investment Tax Credit (EITC) in the latest state budget...
Candidate Kasich Uses Matzah Factory Visit to Sermonize on ‘Blood of the Lamb’ [video]
Publicist Ezra Friedlander tried to soften the blow for the press, saying Kasich "takes his religion very seriously."
Israeli Tourist Returns Home to Jerusalem After Being Slashed in NYC Subway Station
Israeli tourist Avraham Fekete returns home to Jerusalem with 20 stitches after being knifed in a New York subway station.
HSBC Bank Robbed During Sabbath in Borough Park
The robber knew enough to wait until late into the night on the Sabbath before breaking into the neighborhood bank.
Bill Clinton Stumps for Candidate Hillary at Hebrew Home for Aged in Riverdale
Former president Bill Clinton tells Jewish elderly that his wife Hillary is a "friend of Israel" and cares about the "defenseless."
Homeless New Yorker Arrested for Slashing Israeli Tourist
The slasher who attacked an Israeli tourist Friday in a New York City subway station has been arrested by NYPD.
Protesters Want Answers On NYC Investigation of Yeshiva Curricula
A group of parents, former teachers and yeshiva alumni demand to know the progress of an investigation into NYC yeshivas.
NYPD Caught in Crossfire While FBI Probes Mayor De Blasio’s Business Contacts
NYPD has become tangled in a corruption probe involving the city's mayor and local business people.
Vizhnitzer Rebbe, shlita, Hospitalized in New York City
The Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Hager, shlita, has been hospitalized at Mt. Sinai Medical Center.
NYC Gives $500K to Group Led by Violence-Glorifying Arab ‘Activist’
NYC gives $500K to an organization serving few and run by a Zionist-hating anti-Israel violence promoter.
90-Yr-Old New Yorker Suing Art Dealer for Info on Paintings Stolen by Nazis
Attorney David Toren is hunting for two museum-quality paintings stolen from his family by the Nazis.
Anti-Semitic Threat Scrawled in Men’s Bathroom at U Buffalo
Anti-Semitic vandalism has spread to the University of Buffalo, where one scrawl was unmentionable.
Dani Dayan to be Israeli Consul General in New York, Not Ambassador to Brazil
Brazil loses the privilege of having Dani Dayan as Israeli ambassador, and New York wins a great liaison.
FBI Raids Upstate NY Yeshivas
The raids are part of an investigation of local yeshivas over money obtained through the federal government's E-Rate program.
NYPD Investigating Hate Attack on Williamsburg Jews
The attackers then ran away laughing.
Yiddish Theater Triumphs Again at Museum of City of NY
Yiddish Theater returns to New York in a one-of-a-kind exhibit that runs through July 31.
